National Team Against Qatar in the Opening Match of the U23 Asian Cup, STY is Optimistic

KOMPAS.com – The Indonesian U23 national team tactician, Shin Tae-yong, has great confidence ahead of the first match at the Qatar 2024 U23 Asian Cup.

The Indonesian U23 national team will face Qatar in Group A of the 2024 U23 Asian Cup, on Monday (15/4/2024), kickoff 22.30 WIB.

The Qatar vs Indonesia match will take place at the Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium.

The Garuda Muda squad, which is appearing in this event for the first time, has been equipped with a training camp (TC) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 1 to 10 April 2024.

In the TC series, Indonesia played two test matches against Saudi Arabia (5/4/2024) and the UAE (8/4/2024).

As a result, Indonesia lost 1-3 to Saudi Arabia, and won 1-0 over the United Arab Emirates.

“In Dubai we had two test matches against Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Our performance improved, the players’ confidence also increased,” said Shin Tae-yong, quoting from the PSSI website.

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STY believes that the two matches that have been played can prepare the team for the match, especially against Qatar and Jordan.

Indonesia will face Qatar as the host in the opening match.

Qatar has experience appearing four times in the U23 Asian Cup. Their best achievement was when they finished third in the 2018 tournament.

Apart from that, Qatar is also the defending champion in the last two editions of the senior Asian Cup.

“I think the Qatar U23 team is one of the strongest teams in this tournament. Of course I have to build the confidence of the Indonesian players so they can get out of the pressure and show our strength in this event,” said STY.

Ahead of this match, Garuda Muda received additional new ammunition to add depth to the team.

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Nathan Tjoe-A-On will soon join his other colleagues, after Heerenveen, his current club, is willing to let him go to the 2024 U23 Asian Cup.

This was confirmed by the General Chair of PSSI, Erick Thohir, regarding Nathan’s news.

“We just received good news that Nathan can appear in the U-23 Asian Cup. Nathan will join Doha on the 15th morning. PSSI is trying its best to get players to join, both players from League 1 and those playing abroad. Erick said.

“I’m grateful that even though it took time, almost all the players were released by their clubs,” said Erick.

Indonesia is in Group A with Qatar, Australia and Jordan.

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2024-04-14 23:57:00
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